Product Owner

Ventula Consulting; Hatfield; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Ventula Consulting seeks an experienced Product Owner to lead the development of a customer-facing IoT platform. Hatfield hybrid role: 2 days onsite, 3 days working from home.

You will bridge customers, stakeholders and software teams to define the roadmap and convert needs into clear developer requirements. You should have 5+ years in product development/ownership, IoT or building tech experience, and a Professional Scrum Product Owner certification.

Qualifications

• At least five years’ experience in product development.
• Experience in Product Management or Product Ownership.
• Strong experience with IoT or connected-device products.
• Experience within HVAC, building services or building technology.
• Experience owning product roadmaps and managing backlogs.
• Good technical understanding and commercial awareness.

Responsibilities

• Own and deliver the product vision, strategy and roadmap.
• Understand customer and stakeholder needs.
• Manage and prioritise the product backlog.
• Turn business needs into user stories and clear requirements.
• Work closely with software developers, designers, testers and other teams.
• Lead new products and features from idea through to launch.
• Use customer feedback and product data to identify improvements.
• Balance customer needs with technical and commercial priorities.
• Monitor product performance after launch.
• Keep up to date with competitors and industry developments.
• Manage delivery risks, priorities and dependencies.

Skills

Product ownership

Agile mindset

Stakeholder management

IoT domain knowledge

Communication

Scrum

Education

Professional Scrum Product Owner certification

Tools

DevOps

Cloud platforms

Job description

Location: Hatfield – 2 days onsite / 3 days working from home

A leading global engineering and technology organisation is looking for an experienced Product Owner to lead the development of a customer-facing IoT platform.

You will act as the link between customers, business stakeholders and software development teams. You’ll define the product roadmap, decide which features should be prioritised and ensure customer needs are turned into clear requirements for developers.

This role requires strong Product Owner or Product Management experience, alongside knowledge of IoT and HVAC or building technology.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and deliver the product vision, strategy and roadmap.


• Understand customer and stakeholder needs.


• Manage and prioritise the product backlog.


• Turn business needs into user stories and clear requirements.


• Work closely with software developers, designers, testers and other teams.


• Lead new products and features from idea through to launch.


• Use customer feedback and product data to identify improvements.


• Balance customer needs with technical and commercial priorities.


• Monitor product performance after launch.


• Keep up to date with competitors and industry developments.


• Manage delivery risks, priorities and dependencies.


• At least five years’ experience in product development.


• At least five years’ experience in Product Management or Product Ownership.


• Strong experience working with IoT or connected-device products.


• Experience within HVAC, building services or building technology.


• Experience owning product roadmaps and managing backlogs.


• Good technical understanding and commercial awareness.


• Experience working closely with software development teams.


• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.


• Experience working in an Agile environment.


• Professional Scrum Product Owner certification.


• Experience delivering data-driven products or services.


• A track record of launching software products.


• Knowledge of Scrum, Agile and DevOps.


• Experience with cloud-based platforms.

This is an excellent opportunity to take ownership of an important connected product and help shape its future development.